Less than half of Lula's ministers come from outside the ruling party, compared with two-thirds under the previous administration.
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The average number of book runners has risen to five per deal, compared with two before the recent boom.
Five were listed in fair condition, and one was in serious, compared with two who had been serious a day earlier.
Black Caribbean pupils had the highest permanent exclusion rate by ethnic group, at 41 in every 10, 000, compared with two in 10, 000 Chinese pupils.
The 37.3% profit drop in the most recent quarter can be compared with two previous quarters of profit growth: 2.1% in the second quarter and 90.8% in the first quarter.
The 14.3% profit drop in the most recent quarter can be compared with two previous quarters of profit growth: 0.6% in the first quarter and 40.3% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.
To make matters worse, kids get sick more often than adults (catching as many as eight to 12 colds per year compared with two or three) and stay sicker longer (about two weeks instead of one).
Earlier this month, the company released a bit of bad news in its half-year financial report, saying that core earnings fell 39 percent as it held just one auction during the period compared with two in the prior year.
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The 9.7% profit drop in the most recent quarter can be compared with two previous quarters of profit growth: 29.4% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year and 44.2% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year.
More than 500, 000 fewer patients have been seen over the last two years, compared with the two years before the contract was introduced.
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Swedes in general approve of their new schools, and the parents who patronise them are satisfied too: nine in ten say they are happy with their children's education, compared with under two-thirds of parents with children at state-run schools.
Last year alone, Innova tracked 140 "meat snack" introductions compared with 75 two years earlier.
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Figure each one is ridden ten times a day (compared with the two or three rides most scooters get in a day).
The 2010 concept release questions whether having numerous trading centers, compared with essentially two a decade ago, could have a damaging effect.
That is mostly because workers get such a small slice of the national cake: 53% in 2007, down from 61% in 1990 (and compared with about two-thirds in America).
Compared with the past two years, the market may look dismal, but compared with the past 20 it looks quite normal.
The data showed that at 39-40 weeks pregnant, women over 40 double their risk of stillbirth compared with women under 35 - two in 1, 000 compared with one in 1, 000.
In recent years, enrollment in vocational programs has declined compared with the other two categories.
Flat-front styles represent about 70% of Brooks Brothers' casual pants compared with 50% two years ago.
Corriere's poll gave the PdL less than 30% of the vote (compared with 37% two years ago).
In its modern-fit Regent suit line, 90% of the pants are flat front, compared with 70% two years ago.
There have been proposals in Congress to eliminate zeroed-out GRATs and, more drastically, to require GRATs to have a term of at least 10 years, compared with the current two-year minimum.
About 60% of Brooks Brothers' dress pants, either sold with suits or sold separately as slacks, are flat front, compared with 45% two years ago, said Guy Voglino, divisional merchandise manager.
Zhang Hanya, director of the Investment Research Institution with the National Development and Reform Commission, said compared with the past two years, the delivery of central government funding had significantly improved.
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Management turnover is nothing compared with Daft's two biggest boners, both designed to find the next big thing.
But compared with the help that two-year students typically receive, most accelerated M.
If built as planned, Shell's two GTL plants (one scheduled to open in 2008-09 and the second in 2010-11) will have a combined daily capacity of 140, 000 barrels, as compared with Sasol's two 34, 000-barrel-a-day plants in Nigeria and in Qatar.
In this case, they compared perceptions of someone with two years of relevant experience who scored highly on a test of leadership achievement, versus someone with no relevant experience who scored highly on a test of leadership potential. (Both candidates had equally impressive backgrounds in every other way).
Though it's smaller than the consumer side, it's an easier sell, with product cycles stretching two to three years compared with nine months for consumer models.
These two models - one with the week of nights compared to two and three days stints - are commonly used by employers that operate shift or night work.
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